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“Gone with the Wind” days in Virginia
April 8, 2010In the 2006 Senate election in Virginia, incumbent Republican George Allen was defeated by Democrat Jim Webb after undergoing what is called here his "macaca moment."
Read moreHow capitalist health care lets women die
March 30, 2010The United States ranks 41st in maternal mortality. Between 1987 and 2006, the U.S. rate doubled, from 6.6 deaths per 100,000 births to 13.3 deaths.
Read moreRacial profiling of Muslims continues charges speaker
March 29, 2010Racial and religious profiling and assaults on constitutional freedoms enacted by the Bush Administration have continued unabated.
Read moreMilitia arrests signal return of armed “patriot” groups
March 29, 2010FBI raids on suspected militia members over the weekend jolted a public already concerned about far-right violence that surfaced during the health care reform fight.
Read moreTea party’s ugly reality: racism, sexism, homophobia
March 26, 2010The struggle for health care reform showed us what we are up against, and what we are fighting for.
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